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This class provides an opportunity for students to take leadership positions in the planning of school and community activities. The students must apply and be selected by the sponsor and principal.

AVID 1 utilizes a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, tutor-facilitated study groups, motivational activities and academic success skills. In AVID, students participate in activities that incorporate strategies focused on writing,
inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading to support their academic growth. Students will work on academic and personal goals and communication. . Students will prepare for and participate in college entrance and placement exams, while refining study skills and test-taking, note-taking, and research techniques. They will take an active role in field trip and guest speaker preparations and presentations. Their college research will include financial topics and building their knowledge on colleges and careers of interest.

This course continues to develop strategies to ensure academic success in core studies required for entrance to four-year colleges and universities. The AVID II Elective course supports student refinement of the AVID strategies to meet their independent needs and learning styles, including adjusting their academic learning plans and goals and increasing awareness of their actions and behaviors. As students increase the rigorous course load and school/community
involvement, they will refine their time management and study skills accordingly. Students will expand their writing portfolio, analysis skills, and leadership. Students will expand their vocabulary use, continuing to prepare for college entrance exams and preparation. Text analysis will focus on specific strategies to understand complex texts. Lastly, students will narrow down their college and careers of interest, based on personal interests and goals.

This course enhances the strategies to ensure academic success in core studies required for entrance to four-year colleges and universities by developing college awareness and cross curricular writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading skills. The focus is on readiness for college testing and selection, document-gathering for the college and financial aid application process, and career research. The eleventh-grade AVID Elective course is the first part in a junior/senior seminar course that focuses on writing and critical thinking expected of first- and second-year college students. In addition to the academic focus of the AVID seminar, there are college-bound activities, methodologies and tasks that should be undertaken during the junior year to support students as they apply to four-year universities and confirm their postsecondary plans.

AVID IV develops strategies to ensure academic success in core studies required for entrance to four-year colleges and universities by developing college awareness and cross curricular writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading skills. Students finalize college admissions essays, continue focus on college placement examinations, and examine/prepare for college life by selecting courses and finding support services available on university campus. The AVID Elective twelfth grade course is the second part in a junior/senior seminar course that focuses on writing and critical thinking expected of first- and second-year college students. AVID IV supports students as they apply to four-year universities and confirm their postsecondary plans.